Vitamin B-12 status during pregnancy and child's IQ at age 8: a Mendelian randomization study in the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children.

Vitamin B-12 is essential for the development and maintenance of a healthy nervous system. Brain development occurs primarily in utero and early infancy, but the role of maternal vitamin B-12 status during pregnancy on offspring cognitive function is unclear. In this study we assessed the effect of...

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Main Authors: Carolina Bonilla, Debbie A Lawlor, Amy E Taylor, David J Gunnell, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Andrew R Ness, Nicholas J Timpson, Beate St Pourcain, Susan M Ring, Pauline M Emmett, A David Smith, Helga Refsum, Craig E Pennell, Marie-Jo Brion, George Davey Smith, Sarah J Lewis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0051084&type=printable
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